Comparison

Atmosphere vs carbonTracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Atmosphere

Identify cloud types in real-time using your device's camera with AI. Analyze photos, import images, or classify clouds manually. This app processes data locally for privacy and does not require an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Live AI cloud classification
  • Snap, import, or auto-classify clouds
  • Offline processing for privacy
  • Manual classification option
  • No user tracking
Features
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Live, AI Cloudspotter. NOTE: Newer devices are recommended for better performance in using this app. Recently got into the hobby of cloud-spotting? Ever wondered why different clouds have different looks? Atmosphere is the app for you. Leveraging on the latest machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies, Atmosphere classifies and tells you what kind of a cloud you are currently looking at, via your device’s cameras. Atmosphere includes the following features: ◆ LIVE CLASSIFICATION ◆ - Atmosphere processes each image frame from your camera using Artificial Intelligence, providing you with live classification results and confidence levels, of what it believes it is seeing. ◆ SNAP*, IMPORT* OR AUTO CLASSIFY ◆ - Take a picture of a cloud and that picture will be automatically classified according to the type of cloud it belongs to. - You can also import an image from your Photo Library for analysis by the AI. ◆ NO INTERNET CONNECTION NEEDED ◆ - This app processes everything on device, ensuring you all the privacy you deserve, while you spot the clouds. ◆ CLASSIFY IT THE WAY YOU LIKE IT ◆ - Artificial Intelligence can have its flaws at times, and when that happens, you can still take a picture of the cloud, and classify it yourself. ◆ NO TRACKING PRIVACY POLICY ◆ - Atmosphere does not, and will not track you. It’s that simple. Proudly Made in Singapore. Atmosphere is created by me, Vincent Neo, an individual developer. I believe that being curious about nature is amazing, and that this app would be able to tell individuals what cloud they are looking at, in an easy to use manner. Get Atmosphere Today! *In App Purchase is required for the picture taking feature. Prolonged use of app may decrease battery life more than usual, due to the heighten CPU usage when the camera is on, with live AI processing.

About

carbonTracker

Features
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carbonTracker – what sounds like a comic is a new sustainability app that leverages gamification to help us, each and every individual user, improve our carbon footprint both at home and at work. Living more sustainably is something we all want, but what is the best way to go about it? carbonTracker can help. The idea behind the app is that all of us can bring more sustainability to our lives every day, not only in professional setting but also in private lives. Have fun learning about Sustainability, join friendly competition with friends, family and colleagues, and earn points to exchange to tangible rewards inside carbonTracker app, while we help you tally and reduce your personal environmental footprint with our key features: Personal carbon calculator: How does your footprint compare to the average European, your country or your BASF colleagues? Have a look! Challenges: Take a quiz or compete with colleagues to earn points and badges Community: Share your sustainability ideas and knowledge and help the greenZorro Community to grow!

Screenshots

Atmosphere3 screens
carbonTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: carbonTracker at none against Atmosphere's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Atmosphere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. carbonTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Atmosphere ships an update every 3 months, carbonTracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Atmosphere versus carbonTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtmospherecarbonTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent NeoBASF Digital Solutions GmbH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Atmosphere

One-time1
  • Full App$1.99
None

carbonTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Atmosphere free?
Atmosphere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is carbonTracker free?
carbonTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Atmosphere or carbonTracker have ads?
Neither Atmosphere nor carbonTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Atmosphere or carbonTracker?
Atmosphere ships an update every 3 months, and carbonTracker every 2 months. Most recently, Atmosphere was updated on September 5, 2026 and carbonTracker on September 21, 2026.

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